Cleaning implement



March 24, 1931. I A. LAZZARINI 7/ 1,797,614

CLEANI NG IMPLEMENT Filed June 25, 1928 Patented Mar. 24, 1931 Fl-ICEALDO LAZZARIN I, OF ASTORIA, NEW YORK CLEANING IMPLEMENT Applicationfiled June 25,

This invention relates to brooms and in particular to one which can bemanipulated to clean corners and about the legs of furniture.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a push broom or thelike, the construction of which will permit the brush portion beingswingable relatively to the handle stick so that easy operation insweeping between or under furniture is permitted, and through the mediumof which construction, corners and other inaccessible places may bereadily swept.

A further object of my invention is to provide a construction forpermitting the broom portion to be thrown at an angle to the handlestick which has few parts, which can be manufactured cheaply and whichwill operate efficiently to permit the sweeping operation.

A still further object of the invention isto provide a broom which isswingable but in which a locking member is provided to prevent the samefrom being swung relatively to the handle of the broom.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlyingfeatures of my invention that they may embody the same in the variousmodifications in structure and relation contemplated, a drawingdepicting as two preferred forms have been annexed as a part of thisdisclosure and in such drawing, similar reference characters denotecorresponding parts throughout all the views, of which, I

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved broom showing the use of thesame at the corner of an article of furniture, the view illustrating howthe broom portion may be swung at an angle relatively to the handlestick.

Figure 2 is a View in sectional elevation of the lower end of the handlestick and broom showing the connecting parts and illustrating thelatching mechanism.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure at is a view in perspective of the base and bracket members ofthe broom, and

Figure 5 is a view of a modified form of my invention.

1928. Serial 1e. 288,210.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 5 indicates a broom back which maybe of any desired shape and arranged to hold the bristles 6, or brushportion. It is of course understood that my invention is equallyapplicable to mops and other cleaning implements as it is to the pushbroom in connection with which it is illustrated.

The back of the push broom has secured thereto, a base plate 7 which,through the medium of the screws 8, is secured to said back 5. Throughthe medium of a suitable rivet 9, the base plate is joined to a bracketmember 11 whose ends are bent at an angle as illustrated in Figure 2 andprovide upstanding jaws 11 and 12, both of which are rounded at theirtop, the latter being provided with a series of serrations 13 for apurpose to be hereinafter described. The jaws ,7

11 and 12 are joined through the medium of the pin 14 whose function itis to hold between the jaws 11 and 12, the flattened end 15 of thesleeve 16 which is made of metal and which encompasses the lower end ofthe handle stick 17 The sleeve 16 is provided with an opening 18 throughwhich projects the end of the latch 19 or dog, the end thereof being'arranged to engage in the serrations 13 so that the handle 17 may beheld rigid with the broom or in any angular position relatively thereto.

I The dog 19 is pivoted as at 20 in the sleeve 16 and is operatedthrough the medium of the rod 21 which lies in asuitable slot 22 cut inthe handle stick 17 at its lower extremity. This rod 21 is movablelongitudinally and its upper end is turned outwardly as at 23 and passesout through the slot 2 1 of an adjustable collar 25. This collar isknurled as at 26 to provide a convenient finger hold so that it can befreely revolved upon the handle stick 17. The sleeve 16 is maintained inpo: sition through the medium of the suitable brads or screws 27 and thecollar 25 is main tained in position on the handle stick 17 and at thesametime permitted to have free revolving movement by the brads 28. Thecam slot 2 1 provided in the sleeve 25, it will be noted, is furtherfrom one end of the sleeve at one of its extremities than at the other,

thus providing the proper cam motion for the rod 21 so that when thesleeve is revolved, it may draw upon the rod 21 to throw the dog 19 intoone of the serrations 13.

During the use of the broom, the dog 19 will be out of engagement withthe serrations and the pivotal connection afforded by the pin 14 of thehandle stick with the bracket will permit the broom to be swung to anangle relatively to the handle stick 17, the latter of which is providedwith a curved portion 29 to facilitate the twisting of the handle 17 tothrow the broom 5 to any angular position desired, in a horizontalplane.

In order to make the construction less costly, I have illustrated inFigure 5, the use of a piece of metallic strap 30 which is passedtransversely of the broom back 31 and is secured thereto through themedium of the screws 32, the strap being provided with openings 33which. when the strap is inplace. are adapted to register with theopenings 34 that are drilled into the broom backs 31. These openings 34are arranged to receive the inturned ends 35 of the jaw prongs 36. Thesejaw prongs are formed from a single piece of heavy wire which is loopedas at 37 within the flattened end 38 of a piece of tubing 39, a rivet 40being provided through the flattened portion 38 to prevent pulling outof the jaw piece from within the flattened end 38 of the tubularportion. The tubular portion may be secured in any well known manner,such for instance, as by the pin 41 to the wooden handle stick 42 whichis also curved at its upper end, as illustrated in Figure 1.

It is quite evident that by providing double sets of openings 34- at theopposite sides of the broom back 31, that the broomcan be used from bothsides and wear of the bristles 43 will be even.

The jaw prongs 36 are held a predetermined distance apart so that they'will have to be snapped into the openings 34 and through the openings 33of the metal strip 30. In this way they will. maintain a firm grip onthe broom and will not accidentally become separated therefrom duringuse.

It is quite evident also that with this type of construction, the broommay be thrown at an angle to the handle so that the cleaning of cornersand inaccessible places is facilitated.

It isqnite evident therefore that I have provided an improved swingablepush broom which has few parts, which can be manufactured at small costand which can be used to advantage in cleaning corners and about thelegs of furniture as well as for cleaning in the usual manner.

It, is also evident that in the construction shown in Figure 2, thebracket can be reversed f-rom the position illustrated so that theopposite sides of the brush bristles can be Worn down.

It is quite evident also that the most important feature of my inventionis the pivotal mounting of the broom relatively to the handle 17 whichpermits, upon revolving movement of the handle stick, the angulardisposition of the broom itself.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree ofparticularity, I realize that in practice various alterations thereinmay be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing theform of the details of construction or otherwise altering thearrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A cleaning implementcomprising a back, a handle, means for pivotally attaching the handle tothe back at a fixed acute angle to the horizontal plane of the back,said attachment permitting the back to swing on the ground when thehandle is partly revolved and permitting the handle to be folded downlongitudinally of and against the back.

2. A cleaning implement comprising a back. a handle, means for attachingthe handle to the back by articulate joint, such that the hinging lineof the joint be at the right angle to the length of the back but at afixed acute angle to the horizontal plane of the same back, thisassemblage causing the back to swing about its middle on the groundplane when the handle is imparted a partial turn around its axis ineither direction.

3. A cleaning implement comprising a back, a handle, means to detachablysecure the handle to the back providing an articulate joint such thatthe hinging line of the joint is at right angles to the length of theback but at a fixedacute angle to the horizontal plane of said back, andsuch that the handle may be made to fall lengthwise of the back.

4. A cleaning implement comprising, a back, a bracket thereon havingextended portions. one of which is serrated, the bracket being disposedat a fixed acute angle to the horizontal plane of the brush, ahandle, asleeve connected to one end of the handle, a pin for pivotally joiningthe'bracket and the sleeve, said pin being disposed at right angles tothe back, and a latch in the sleeve for engaging the serrations wherebythe pivotal movements of the handle relatively to the back may becontrolled.

In testimony whereofI afix my signature.

ALDO LAZZARIN I. [L.'S.]'

